Broken Shoulder Blade (cont.)
Medical Author:
William Freudenthal, MD
Coauthor:
James V Ritchie, MD
Medical Editor:
Marian Gambrell, MD
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor:William Freudenthal, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Hospital Camp Lejeune.Coauthor(s): James V Ritchie, MD, Training Officer, Assistant Program Director, Department of Emergency Medicine, Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth, Virginia. Editors:Marian Gambrell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Jerry Balentine, DO, Professor of Emergency Medicine, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine; Medical Director, Saint Barnabas Hospital. Last Editorial Review: 8/10/2005 |
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